I'm getting really bored with this story. So, I think this is the last chapter. I'm probably not going to do a sequel. Please read anyway? Don't be mad at me! Just read! Heh heh, and there's a late April Fool's joke somewhere within this chappie!...I meant to put it yesterday but...


Day Five

Link had had a restless night. He couldn't stop thinking that horrible things were going to happen. The one time he actually fell asleep, he had a horrible dream he never wanted to even think about again. He sat up and looked towards his door. Why had he ever even allowed it?

He knew he'd be like this…yet it still happened.

MEANWHILE…

Meghan woke to the sound of birds chirping. She opened one eye and looked out the double doors to the balcony. They were like a window that she could see through completely. The only hints that it was a door were the small gold handles and a gold frame.

Small, colorful birds were perched on the thin rail around the balcony. She wanted them to shut up.

She wasn't in a good mood.

"Shut up." She said to them. Obviously they didn't hear. "Shut up! I'm sleeping!" she reached on to the floor and picked up a pillow. She chucked it at the door while still lying down. They flew away. She turned and lay on her back. She pulled the blanket over her head. She listened and heard a ticking sound. Like a clock. She pulled the blanket back off over her head and saw a clock on the wall to her left, next to the dresser. She squinted to see what it said.

"SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA!" She said loudly. It said 9:23. "Oh my god." She jumped out of bed and ran to the wardrobe. She threw the doors open. She pulled out a pair of black pants and a white shirt. The shirt was three quarters sleeved, and the pants were just plain black pants. She looked around the room…where the heck did she put her backpack? It wasn't next to her sword or her nightstand…or anywhere she saw…

"Darn!" she ran out of the room. She looked in the living room and found it on the couch. "How did you get there?" she opened it quickly and threw out the clothes that were in the way of her brush. She pulled the brush out and ran into the bathroom, stuck the brush in some water she caused to somehow come out of the bathtub, and brushed her hair quickly.

It didn't look the best, but it was OK. She didn't have time to worry about that at the moment. She rushed out of the bathroom and grabbed her backpack off the couch. She grabbed the sword and hung it by its sheath's strap on her shoulder, jammed the knife in her pants and put the pack on one shoulder. As soon as she was about to leave, she remembered the ocarina in her pants pockets from yesterday. She ran around the room, looking for her pants from yesterday. She cried out in frustration, and threw all the blankets on the floor onto the bed. She found her pants on the floor and hurriedly kneeled down to feel inside the pockets. She fumbled with the clasp of her pack and stuffed all the things from her pockets in it. When that was done, she ran out the room. She caught one last glimpse of a clock before getting into the hallway. It read 9:34.

"CRAP!" She said. She threw the door to her room open and closed it behind her, when she realized that there was no one around. And she didn't know how to get out of the stupid castle. Or how to get anywhere, except the kitchen and Zelda's room, conveniently placed not too far from her own.

"NO!" She cried. She looked one way, then another. She was pretty sure she came from one direction…or was it that one?

She chose one and ran down that hall. But where did she go now? She moaned loudly.

"Meghan?" She heard. It was a male's voice. Luke.

"Oh, god Luke! Um…can you show me out of the castle?"

"Of course. I was just going to see Zelda, but this won't take long." Today he had a blue tunic on.

"Luke, I'm in a hurry, is there any way we could…um, go FAST?"

"Well, would you like to run? Can't help you with much magic, though, I'm a mess when it comes to that."

"OK…I just need to be in Hyrule Castle Town at like, NOW."

"Alright, let's go this way then!" He turned one way. She followed him and they ran down the hall. They turned this way and that, with Meghan trying to put her sword on and stuff while holding the backpack. She gave up and decided to do it when she got to Link.

Soon they were outside.

"There you go."

"Thank you so much. I've gotta go." She waved and ran as fast as she could.

"Trespassing again, without a pass I see." Meghan wanted to bang her head on a wall.

"Shut. Up." She said and ran forward. General Shina walked in front of her.

"In a hurry? You're not going anywhere." She moved to the side to run around him, but he moved to. She clenched her fists and said through gritted teeth.

"Move it. Now."

"No." he said tauntingly. There were so many things she wanted to say to him, but she didn't.

"EEERRRR!" she groaned. She balled up her fist and punched him in the face. When his head turned to the side from the blow, she brought her foot up and kicked him somewhere…you know where.

"Ow…" he said.

"And you deserved every last bit of pain," she spat. "I hope you die in the near future." She ran past him, shaking her hand out. It hurts to punch someone…

She reached the town, and saw Link looking the other direction. He turned his head toward her.

"There you are! I was beginning to get worried."

"Hi." She said insipidly. Her foot felt contaminated.

"What's up?" He asked with concern in his tone.

"Nothing."

"It doesn't seem to be 'nothing.'"

"WHY DO WE KEEP HAVING THE SAME FRICKIN' CONVERSATION?"

"Now my suspicions are confirmed. I know something's wrong." Meghan had never cursed in her life, out loud anyway. This was a very odd experience.

"I don't like this. I don't want to be so far away! You know what time I woke up this morning? Seven minutes before I had to come here! And then I got lost in that darn castle, and it wasn't until I was ESCORTED out that I actually got out, and then I ran into that freak SHINA guy, who is a complete idiot, moron, imbecile, butthead and jerk, and I had to actually attack him before I got here, which wasted another minute of my time, and THOSE DAMN BIRDS WOULDN'T SHUT UP THIS MORNING!"

Hmm…when was the last time I've seen her this angry? The only time I can think of is when we were going to fight Ganondork. Then she was angry, I remember. Or else she wouldn't have gone by herself.

"And you're going to let that get in the way of our day?"

"No, it was just annoying. I wish to kill Shina, that I do."

"OK. But not right now, OK?" He figured he should just go along…to avoid any sudden outbursts…or any long-term arguments…"Maybe tomorrow."

"Yes, yes. Tomorrow sounds good…" She said, taking on a devious tone and facial expression. "He shall suffer. And Zelda wouldn't be disappointed either."

"So who IS this Shina person?" He said as they walked out of the town.

"He is the supposed general of Zelda's guards, but he doesn't seem to even know what a sword is. He didn't seem like he knew how to fight either. I punched him AND kicked him and he didn't even try to block or dodge or anything. And I'm a terrible fighter. Zelda said that he was the general when her father was in command, but she also believes that he was one of Ganondorf's minions. So she wants to replace him with the spymaster, Luke. He is really awful. I don't like him. I don't think he likes me either."

"Really." This Shina man is getting to seem quite annoying and unwanted in Meghan's life.

"Wait, no. I KNOW he doesn't like me. He s me, and by the way, where are we going?"

"Lon Lon Ranch."

"Really? Why? I mean, What for? I mean…"

"You'll see." So he listened as Meghan complained as they walked toward the ranch.

"And then the stupid birds WOULDN'T SHUT UP!"

"You said that one already."

"Oh, yeah. Well, then I got lost in the stupid castle…"

"Said that one too."

"Oh, I'm all out of complaints then."

"Oh, good."

"Goody goody!" Meghan said. They were right near the ranch. "So why are we here again?"

"Malon has a few new horses. I just thought you'd like to ride one for the day."

"Ride one? What about Epona?"

"She's my horse."

"Insert a hiss and you would have sounded like a cat." There was silence. "Just a random thought floating in my head."

"Alright." He was confused. Sometimes Meghan could be in her own little world…

"So…what am I going to do again?" she asked as they entered the ranch.

"You are going to borrow a horse from Malon."

"Alright…"

"There she is." Malon waved to them from where she was, in front of the…ack, what's that thing called? Uh…paddock I think is the word I'm looking for. (Help?)

"Hi, Malon." Link said cheerfully.

"Hi! Link, Meghan! Welcome!" She ran over to them. "I'm so glad you are here! Mr. Ingo, would you help me?"

"Do what, may I ask?" He said, smiling. Ingo was VERY ugly. He was fat and his face was UGLE. (Ugle is a word I made up meaning UGLY!) (Pronounced U-glay)

"I need help gathering all the horses."

"Of course."

"Could you get the ones from in the stables? And could you bring them to the paddock…"

"Of course, Miss Malon."

"Thank you. Now, Meghan I assume Link has told you?"

"Very vaguely, yes."

"Well, Link. That won't do! Come on, I'll explain. Today you will do what we Hylian horse people call a horse search."

"Uh…"

"Just go with it. It seems professional."

"OK."

"You can look through all the horses we have and pick out one that you'd like to borrow for the day."

"O…K…"

"Come on. Oh, thank you Mr. Ingo." He walked into the paddock with a horse's lead rope in each hand, of course each attached to a horse. "There are still a few more, but you may begin looking if you would like. If you need any background or references, feel free to ask." Meghan looked at the horses. Some were eating, some were walking around, some were playing…

She went over to a pretty horse. It looked at her and continued eating. Another one, that was a gray colored appaloosa, she walked over to tried to lick her hands.

"That's Remmy. He's a little mouthy."

"Yeah, sorta realized that." She went to another horse. This one ran away from her. At this point, Mr. Ingo came back with two more horses. One on his left seemed not to like him. As soon as he let it in the paddock, it ran to the other side. That one was very pretty. It seemed young. Meghan walked over to it.

"Hello." She said. It looked at her. "Malon, do you have any carrots or something?"

"Of course." She pulled some out from a pouch on her dress and handed two to Meghan.

"Hello. What's your name?" This horse reminded her of a horse she knew on earth, named Galaxy. They looked the same too. They were about the same size and the same color. She broke one of the carrots and held out her hand so it would take it. It sniffed it, and hesitantly grabbed it.

"This one is a young boy we have not named yet."

"Can you still ride him?"

"Yes, but he's shy. Not shy like Epona, by any means, but he…well, don't let Mr. Ingo know I told you, but he was broken the hard way when Mr. Ingo was in charge. Since then, he's wary of most people. I've gained his trust, but he doesn't like many people."

"I knew a horse just like him on earth. Only the reason that horse was shy was because they had just moved their horses to a new stable. He wasn't happy at the new place and didn't eat much. But I loved him at first sight, he was pretty. Much older though. I think he was in his teens, maybe twenties. When I fed him some hay by hand, I really fell in love with him and wanted to ride him. But the lady there said he wasn't the best to ride the first time. So I got stuck with the most stubborn and biggest horse at the place the first time I rode. I never got to ride him. But I still groomed him and cleaned his stall, and fed him. And gave him T-touch."

"Really?"

"Yes. He reminds me of him. His name was Galaxy." Meghan remembered Galaxy's eyes. She didn't know if this was why the called him that, but they were a beautiful blue and when you looked in them, they were like an endless galaxy, full of stars. She looked into this horse's eyes. She saw a similar thing.

"Do you like him? He seems to like you."

"Yes." Meghan laughed. "I remember one time when my mom went into Galaxy's stall to brush him all loud and like 'HI GALAXY!' and he freaked out. So I went in and had to groom him."

"That's funny." Malon said. "Yes, you need to be quiet when you go into a stall. Otherwise you could get cornered and that's not at all pleasant."

"No." she laughed. She could definitely see her mom doing that…her mom was careless around horses.

When Meghan was home, she volunteered at a horse farm that helped kids with disabilities. They would ride the horses and get therapy at the same time. Her mom volunteered also, for the kids, since she was a special education teacher, but Meghan loved it for the horses AND the kids. She loved going in the horses' stalls and talking to them.

"So this one is your choice?"

"Yeah, I like him."

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

"Good. Would you like to name him?"

"Uh, me? I'd never have a good name."

"Try hard. Who did you love where you came from?"

"Galaxy."

"Right."

"Is that an OK name for him?"

"Yes, of course."

"Galaxy. Hi. How old is he?"

"He is almost five."

"He went four plus years without a name?"

"Yes, well…most of that time was spent with Mr. Ingo in charge. Take good care of him today, Meghan. I'll retrieve his saddle. His halter is on the gate, if you'll get that."

"Sure." Meghan walked to the gate where Malon pointed and grabbed the halter and lead rope. The lead rope was white leather, and so was the halter. Malon went into the tack room to get the bridle and saddle. She came back with a dark brown saddle and a red and gold colored saddle blanket. The bridle matched the saddle. It was one of the prettiest saddles she'd seen. Epona's was still prettier, though.

"You know how to put it on?"

"Yes. It's been a while though. I should be able to, though." She took the saddle from Malon and put it on Galaxy. She pulled it up to the withers and strapped the girth on the left side, and pulled it on tight. She went to the other side and pulled it tight there too. She fixed the saddle, and then pulled the girth tighter. "Only thing, Malon, I never used a breastplate when I rode because we never jumped or anything. How do you put that part on?"

"Oh, here. Watch." She took it and attached part of it to the saddle and part to the girth.

"OK, I get it." She took the bridle, removed the halter, and attempted to fit the bit in Galaxy's mouth, but he spit it out. "Galaxy, stay still." He backed up. "Ah, hold on!" She fumbled with it for a bit and finally fit it in his mouth. "Good boy." He snorted.

"He certainly gives you enough work." Malon said, and patted him. "But we love him."

"He's so cute!" Meghan stood back and observed her temporary horse. He was a beautiful darker brown color, and the saddle matched his color. He had a white snip on his face, (For you non-horse people, that's like a star only on their nose) and had white mid-cannon on his hind legs. He was shorter than Epona, yet still tall. Perfect for her. She loved him.

"Are you ready?" Link broke her out of her little admiration reverie. He had disappeared for a while, while finding Epona.

"Yeah."

"Have fun!" Malon said. Link walked to her and handed her a purple rupee. "Link! I refuse to accept this!"

"No, take it. Please."

"Link…I don't want it." She said, giving it back.

"Please…Malon…TAKE. IT." He said. Although Meghan didn't notice it, he was trying to tell Malon that he would take it back LATER so Meghan would seem convinced.

"Alright…" she said, slipping it into her dress's pouch.

"Meghan, you ready?"

"Yes. Come on Galaxy, I'm going to be your tour guide and hostess. Please put your saddle in its upright position so we may get out of here. Thank you Malon, for allowing the borrow."

"Of course. Any time."

"Bye bye!"

"Bye Malon." Link said, leading Epona out of the ranch. Meghan took Galaxy's reins and led him as well. When they were out of the ranch, Meghan squealed in delight.

"LINK I LOVE HIM! Look! LOOK! Don't you see his beautiful face? He's SO CUTE! THANK YOU THANK YOU! LOOK AT HIS BEAUTY! THANK YOU!"

"You're wel-" But his words were replaced by choking sounds as Meghan hugged him very tightly. "Can't…breathe…"

"Oops, sorry!" She quickly let go.

"That's OK."

"I can't WAIT to ride him! Wait, how do I even know that he'll let me?"

"He will. Don't worry. Malon only let out the ones that were ride-able."

"Are you sure?"

"Why don't you try?"

"OK. Galaxy, I'm going to ride you now." She walked over to his side and put her foot in his stirrup. She leaned on him. "Are you OK with me?" He snorted. "You must be just as smart as Epona. Do you mind if I ride you?" He didn't do anything. "Well…"

"Maybe he speaks Hylian. Malon probably talks to them in it."

"Oh, you're right. How do you say, 'do you mind if I ride you?'"

"Do you mind if I ride you?" He said in Hylian. Meghan copied him. Galaxy snorted and shook his head.

"Good boy!" she said in Hylian. She knew that much. "You need to learn English." He shook his head. "You know English?"

"What's English?" Link asked. Meghan stared at him.

"You don't know?"

"I thought it was a type of riding." Meghan smacked her hand to her forehead.

"Wow." Was all she could say.

"What is it?"

"All this time, you've been talking this language, and you didn't know?"

"No."

"Are you sure you just didn't forget?"

"I always thought it was Terminian." (Insert anime fall) (Heh don't yell at me, I really don't know that much about MM so I have no idea what I was just talking about. Please go with it? Either that or tell me the correct way to say like a person from Termina.)

"LINK! Wow. Wow." She didn't know he didn't know. She was sure she'd mentioned it before to him, but…seriously?

"I'm sorry." He grinned sheepishly.

"Ah, whatever. Now you know. Come on Galaxy. I'm going to ride you now." She went over to him and pulled herself on him. He seemed not too tense. "Good boy. So, which language do you know? English or Hylian? Do you by any chance know any French?" He nickered. "What?" He did again.

"Maybe you should ask him one by one." Link said as he mounted his own horse.

"OK. Galaxy, do you know English?" He nodded his head up and down. "Then why did you not respond?" He nickered. Link laughed.

"I guess he was stubborn, like someone I know."

"HEY!"

"Yes, she is special."

"Stop saying that!"

"Yes, of course. You are royalty now that you live in the castle. I must obey!" He said in a weird voice.

"Shut up!"

"No." he said tauntingly.

"AAAHHH! STOP MESSING WITH MY MIND!" She pushed Galaxy forward. He had a different feel than Epona. Epona was more…different. Epona was a ! Meghan pushed him into a trot.

"Is he…uh, what are the words I'm looking for, good to ride I guess?" Link asked when he caught up to her on Epona.

"Yes, I like him. His gait is smooth and…he's cute!"

"Good." Was all Link said. No, perfect.

"Galaxy, can you go faster?" She really seems to like him. Galaxy snorted and cantered. "Yay!" She said.

"Do you want to…honorably…race?"

"Now that wouldn't be very fair. I'm just learning about him."

"It wasn't fair yesterday."

"Yeah, but Link, you could never cheat."

"Yeah, so?"

"You never could."

"OK, then let's just get used to him."

"Alright."

Link and Meghan both cantered around the field. When they had reached Gerudo Valley some time later, Link asked, "Are you used to him yet?"

"You're really eager to race me, aren't you?"

"Well, I've never raced anyone on Epona. I'd like to see how fast she is compared to other horses."

"Link, you KNOW she's the fastest horse, I'd bet the fastest in Hyrule. That's two things that make it unfair!"

"Yes…well…I'll still race you!"

"No! Oh fine."

"You change your mind too much."

"I don't care!"

"OK."

"We need a starting point. And a finishing point."

"Hm…how about…" he swung himself off Epona and pulled out his sword. He made a line on the floor. "This line." He grinned.

"OK…" She said and brought Galaxy to it. Link mounted Epona again and brought her to the line. "Link, before we start, I just wan to say we are the weirdest group of mixed genders and species that ever lived."

"I agree with that. Navi, can you be our…person?"

"Referee."

"Um…what would that be?" Navi asked shyly.

"Oh, it's like a judge, someone who…is sorta like the decider of who wins, and in this case, when to start, and stuff like that."

"OH." Link and Navi said at the same time.

"So you get it, Navi?" Meghan inquired.

"Yes."

"Good. So when we are ready, you say start. Nice and loud."

"OK." Came the shy little squeak.

"Ready Navi?"

"Yes."

"Alright. Go ahead."

"Um…st-start!" She said so quietly that Meghan and Link didn't know what she said yet. Then Link caught on and pushed Epona forward.

"HEY!" Meghan said, and Galaxy was now moving forward as well. It took him a bit to get up to speed, but soon Galaxy was going at a fast canter. After a few minutes of silent, hard riding, Meghan called to Link (Who was slightly ahead and to the side of her)

"LINK! WE NEVER SAID WHEN WE WERE GOING TO STOP!"

"Who said we were going to stop?"

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"

"Well, I don't know about you, but I could do this all day!"

"Eh…wouldn't your butt get numb?"

"No." He laughed. "What about you?"

"WHAT?"

"Hey, you just asked me the same question! Now you must answer!"

"Uh…maybe?" She laughed too. That was a really odd question she had asked, she had to admit. But then again…

…wasn't everything odd these days?

"So where are we going to stop?" She called.

"Uh…Kokiri Forest?" She made a face, even though he wasn't looking at her.

"Where? Like-"

"The first one past the Kaepora tree wins."

"What's the Kaepora tree?" He looked back at her.

"The name I have for the tree where Kaepora came, right there. You know, the one…do you get it?"

"Yeah, I think."

"Navi, dost thou get it?"

"Stop being a wannabe Great Deku Tree. You make me sad."

"I couldn't resist. Sorry. Do you get it Navi?"

"Yes, my little Kokiri."

"I am SO not a Kokiri."

"Yet you seem so attached to the forest. I think you're a Kokiri by heart."

"Maybe."

"I think so. Why would he have such a fantabulous fairy if wasn-"

"Go be a…whatever that thing was." Link said as he pushed Navi forward. He looked at Meghan, who smiled.

"Navi, go to the Kaepora Tree and wait. The first to cross wins. OK? Fly ahead!" Meghan shouted.

"Right!" Navi beamed and flew quickly ahead of them. Meghan felt so good, just riding like that. She felt like doing something dangerous…

"Link!"

"Yes?" He said.

"I'm GONNA beat YOU!" She said, changing Galaxy's canter into a gallop. "Galaxy and I will beat the SNOT out of you!"

"Snot…right."

"EVIL SNOT!" She said as she caught up to him. They were riding side by side now, with a foot or two in between them. "I'm going to win."

"Win two days in a row? That wouldn't be fair!"

"Life isn't fair. We've learned that the hard way."

"Yes. I'M STILL GOING TO WIN!"

"No, evil Mr. Hylian! I WILL WIN! Do not forget, I am the nt Supreme Ruler of the Wolfos!"

"We'll see about that." He said. "Epona is still not going as fast as she can."

"I'd be willing to bet Galaxy isn't either."

"We'll see about that. How much do you want to bet?"

"Galaxy."

"What?"

"Heh heh, if I win, you get Galaxy and I get Epona. If YOU win, I get Galaxy and you get Epona."

"What? What was that supposed to mean? I'm not giving you Epona!"

"And I'm not giving you Galaxy. SO you have to win if you want to keep your own horse. And you're not going to win."

"But that's bad for you if you win!"

"Yeah, that really made no sense."

"OK. Think of something else."

"I'M GOING TO HIJACK EPONA!"

"What? Where do you come up with these things?" Meghan was already standing on the stirrups, her butt lifted off the saddle. And this was not easy.

"Yes, haha!" Link looked at her.

"Hey, be careful! You're going to fall off at that speed."

"But this is fun!" Her hair was flying in her face and everywhere else. "You're right; I could do this all day!" She said as she sat her butt back down. They were about halfway there. They rode in silence about a quarter of the way, when Meghan said, "Link…we never said what we were going to win if we win!"

"We win Navi!"

"Really?"

"Yes!"

"OK! Don't tell her though! She's going to be MY fairy!"

"Don't count on it. Even if you do win, she won't obey YOU."

"Then what's the whole point?"

"I don't know."

"How about…" She thought for a while, while feeling the bounciness of Galaxy's galloping. "OH! OH! I know!"

"What?"

"NOTHING! WEEEEEEEEEE!"

"OK…"

"Yes! It's perfect!"

"Yeah."

"You seem disappointed."

"I just thought I'd be able to win something." Meghan turned her head towards him.

"You're not that greedy."

"Yeah. I am."

"No. You're not."

"Yes. I AM."

"Alright, Mr. Hylian. If you win, I'll give you my sanity." He looked like he was going to laugh. She realized the significance, or insignificance I should say, of what she said. "That's not much, I guess."

"Exactly what I was about to say."

"OK. What do you REALLY want if you win? What do you DEEPLY DESIRE that I can give you, of course." Meghan was getting tired of yelling towards him. It was hard to speak over the galloping.

Link thought about what he wanted. He wanted so much. But he could never ask anything of her, like that anyway.

"We'll worry about that when we find out who wins." They were almost there. Meghan could see sweat forming on Galaxy's neck. There was about ten more yards…nine…eight…Meghan pushed Galaxy as fast as he could go…yet Epona seemed to be faster no matter what she did.

"Come on, Galaxy, come on…not much farther now…come on…if you can just go a bit faster…please…" she begged Galaxy. He went all out, and Meghan was riding as hard as she could. Link and Epona always seemed to be better, though.

They were in the last few yards. Link and Epona went slightly ahead of Meghan and Galaxy.

The next thing she knew, Link had crossed the tree just before her. But because the area was so small, Galaxy couldn't fit side by side with Epona. He had to make a fast stop. Link quickly realized this and tried moved Epona so Galaxy could have room. They were so close to colliding Meghan squeezed her eyes shut and braced for what was to happen.

Galaxy's hooves slid on the floor as he tried to stop. Meghan opened her eyes and held on to the reins tight, knowing she couldn't do much. Epona whinnied and reared, as did Galaxy. Meghan opened her eyes as she couldn't hold on to Galaxy anymore. She slid off.

There is a line here:


The next thing Link knew, Meghan was laying the floor. He quickly dismounted.

He was not ready for what he saw next. Galaxy stepped backwards…right onto Meghan. He fainted.

When Link woke up, Galaxy was no where to be found. Epona was waiting patiently next to him. He blinked his eyes a few times, forgetting about Meghan for a second. Then he remembered. He stood quickly and looked where she was lying.

He gasped. "No." He said. He rushed to Meghan and looked to where she was. He knew it was bad from where he was, but when he leaned down to her, he nearly cried.

Her ribcage was completely crushed. He wasn't even sure if she was breathing. There was some on the grass around her. "No." He repeated. He put his hand on her chest. Completely broken. No breathing…no life.

"Meghan…" He said, tears springing to his eyes. "No. This didn't happen." He started panicking. "No. No way. This can't be right…" His breathing was fast, scared. So scared…

Time is winding down…what's left of it, we have no more…

A broken feeling is inside my heart…

A feeling that I never want to part…

A fragile flower blooms in the uproar…

A delicate blossom is scattered in the wind…

And I try to forget it all…

I try to break my fall…

Time is malicious, uncaring and cruel.

I see what you're doing,

Don't take me for a fool.

A sad, sad reminder of our ent fate…

What is this, time?

Why do you lie?

Give me back this moment in time…

The funeral was held the next day. In attendance was Zelda, Luke, all the sages, Malon, the Gerudogirls she had made friends with, their singer, and many other Hylians. The Kokiri wanted to come, but could not. Many Gorons attended, including Link and Gordley. Zoras, although she hadn't met them, came as well.

Dressed in a black tunic, Link stared at the grave. She was buried near the Royal Tomb in Kakariko. Most of the people had left from the funeral and were now at the castle, for that "reception" thing they have at funerals. (I don't know what it's called) The only ones left were the sages and Luke. They all stood back from the grave, letting Link mourn by himself. They talked quietly.

After some time, Zelda came over to Link. He was kneeling in front of the grave. She gently put her hand on his shoulder. He didn't look at her.

"Link," she said quietly. "I think it's time we went. What do you say?" He had been there for a while. Hours, just staring into the tombstone. "Link, there is nothing more to be done. You've been here for a while. Come, let's go and talk." He nodded after a few seconds and stood. "There, that's better." He took one look at her, then looked back at the grave.

"There is nothing more I can do." He said quietly. He walked to the other sages and Luke. Luke gave him a sympathetic look. Link looked into nothing.

"Luke, I need to talk to him alone for a few seconds." He nodded understandingly. "Sages, if you'll excuse us." She nodded towards them. They nodded as well. "Link, please, if you'll come with me." She touched him gently again on the shoulder, as though he wouldn't understand any other way. He nodded. "Good." She cast Farore's Wind and teleported.

Link found himself in the Temple of Time.

"Link, there wasn't much time left anyway."

"You want me to put it back, right?"

"Yes, Link."

"Not as though I had any other reason to wait." He said bluntly.

"Yes. I think it would be best for all of us if you did. For yourself, mostly. I think as a child, the…loss…will be less substantial."

"Of course, Zelda."

"Good bye, Link."

"Good bye." He turned swiftly and walked to the Pedestal of Time. Zelda felt her eyes water as Link walked farther and farther away. She quickly exited the temple, not wanting to watch.

Link pulled the Master Sword out of its sheath. Navi flew around his feet. He knew Zelda was going to do this. He had a dream two nights ago. One that foretold this. But he had refused to believe this would ever happen.

He replaced it in the pedestal and felt the familiar feeling of time…

Back in his child body, he didn't feel the same sadness. He didn't feel the same feelings.

He did know, though, she didn't have to wait…

anymore.

THE END


There ya go. The end. Too bad it was just a joke, though. Yep, that's right,

A JOKE! APRIL FOOLS!

(Late. I know, but the login thing didn't work on April Fool's day!) (And I spent all afternoon typing the fake ending.)
That whole part (From where the line was) (The one I so obviously pointed out)is fake. Got ya, didn't I? Sorry it was so graphic and violent.
THE REAL next chappie is coming out soon! I just couldn't resist! Great joke, huh? (Crickets chirp) THESE STUPID CRICKETS FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE! GO AWAY!
Erm, anyway…I wrote that poem in the fake ending! It's called Cruel Time. Yeah I was bored so I wrote a poem! It Stinks…
And the dream he had, has nothing to do with my alternate ending. It was just a harmless dream that happened to fit in. Or was it? Hee hee.

Peoples:

Serenity: I'm still doing a sequel. Ignore my joke…(Sheepish smile) Thanks for the review! And…yes it was so sad I cried! You seriously forgot you told me that? Hmm…ah, I do that all the time!

Toonluver/Meowzi: O.o…right then. HI GUYS! I hope you had fun at your sleepover! Um…let's see…yeah cool review! BIG mass of words! I had fun reading it! Glad you like my chappie. Yet something floats in my mind. From past experience. Twogirls plus sleepover plus 3:54 equals VERY low attention span. Did you guys pay attention? Whatever! SLEEPOVERS ARE FUN!

Princess Kathleen: Glad you found it funny! I have trouble sticking to the CORRECT genre. (Points to "angst") Yes they measure everything. Are you EVER going to finish your sentence? Thanks for the review though!

Tiz-I mean Nagora- I mean WHOEVER YOU ARE: Yes. Sad. (Sniff sniff) Who ever said they were going to leave? (Then again, who said they were going to stay?) I SHALL KEEP YOU IN SUSPENSE! Thank you!

Oh, yeah everybody! This chapter my story passed the 200 page mark! WOOT! Oh yeah, and my friend and I have decided we have a disease called LAURD. If you want to know if you have the disease too, just tell me and I'll give you the test! (It stands for Link and Us Rock Disease!)
OhYEAH! And I am an official FARORIAN! (On Zelda universe. com)